The opener finished unbeaten on 210 to break the island nation’s long-standing record of 189 by Sanath Jayasuriya against India in 2000. It was also the joint fifth-highest individual score in ODIs.

Sri Lanka’s 381-3 was also their highest at the ground and the team’s fourth-highest on record. The unstoppable Nissanka’s knock included 20 fours and eight sixes from the 139 balls he faced in his first ODI since the World Cup.

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